Among the least deprived
IMD England
108
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH1 5WB
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Coordinates
54.7905, -1.5869
Grid reference
NZ266440
Easting
426,663
Northing
544,030
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WQCR7+56
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Durham
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29505
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29505 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · DH1 5WB
HM Land Registry · County Durham
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Police Recorded Crime near DH1 5WB
Crime trends · near DH1 5WB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
523925
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
37
YoY -29%
ASB
38237
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +70%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +133%
Criminal damage
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +25%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.1%
Other White5.3%
Chinese4.3%
White & Asian1.9%
Indian1.7%
+ 4 other groups · 8.7%
Religion
Christian46.1%
No religion41.9%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim2.3%
Buddhist1.3%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4916.9%
50–6416.9%
20–2416.3%
25–3410.8%
65–748.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Other20.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
All members 66+9.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.4%
+ 7 other households · 26.4%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaCity of Durham E14001173
Constituency
E14001173Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Constituency code
E14001173
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
County Durham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 033B E01020702
E01020702MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 033 E02004315
E02004315LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 033B E01020702
E01020702MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 033 E02004315
E02004315Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:42 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:42 AM
Sunset (today)
8:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode DH1 5WB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 29505
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020702 and MSOA E02004315 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH1 5WB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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